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- a method of applying an energy application device for skin tissue treatment includes: providing an elongated module, the elongated module including one or more skin treatment electrodes oriented on a surface to contact the skin tissue; and wherein the one or more skin treatment electrodes are elongated and oriented on the surface with their elongated axes in tandem; the one or more skin treatment electrodes being operatively connected to a controller and a source of power; wherein the elongated module is oriented on the skin tissue such that the longitudinal axis of the elongated module is approximately perpendicular to the tissue fold or wrinkle; further comprising applying electrical power to the one or more skin treatment electrodes in contact with the skin tissue for one or more of skin tightening or collagen remodeling treatments.
- FIGS. 4 a and 4 b illustrate an applicator using four energy sources.
- FIGS. 7 a , 7 b , 8 a and 8 b illustrate modular energy source applicators.
- FIGS. 11 and 12 illustrate the operation of the energy sources of FIGS. 10 a and 10 b on skin tissue.
- FIG. 13 illustrates an alternative arrangement of electrodes in a skin treatment applicator.
- FIGS. 2 a , 2 b , 3 a and 3 b illustrate the relatively uniform energy distribution produced by the device of FIG. 1 .
- FIGS. 2 a and 3 a correspond to first energy source 11 in FIG. 1 and
- FIGS. 2 b and 3 b correspond to second energy source 12 of FIG. 1 .
- FIGS. 2 a and 2 b illustrate energy distribution within the skin from energy sources 11 and 12 at a depth of 1.5 mm.
- FIGS. 3 a and 3 b illustrate the energy distribution within the skin from energy sources 11 and 12 at a depth of about 0.5 mm into the skin tissue. Energy sources 11 and 12 are cooled to an about 5 degree centigrade.
- a treatment cell unit 130 may include at least one fractional RF energy electrode unit 131 and/or 132 , with each unit having at least one fractional energy source 133 / 135 .
- a fractional treatment cell unit is configured to leave a gap 134 of untreated tissue.
- multiple treatment application units may be connected in a modular form to produce different sizes and shapes of treatment handpieces.
- the user may add or reduce the number of energy sources in a handpiece.
- Such a modular and configurable handpiece may allow, among other things, the applicator operator to better adjust and optimize the handpiece geometry and treatment to the targeted skin area.
- treatment applicators may be combined to provide a combined 2D treatment area or alternatively to provide a combined 3D treatment cavity which are configured to fold or capture a fold of the target tissue.
- FIG. 14 a illustrates a 3D treatment area 1421 treated by a 3D handpiece configuration having two treatment applicators 1422 and 1423 .
- FIG. 14 b illustrates the same 3D treatment area 1421 treated by a 3D handpiece configuration having three treatment applicators 1422 , 1423 and 1424 .
- Electrodes in opposing treatment applicators, such as 1422 and 1423 in FIG. 14 a or 1422 and 1423 in FIG. 14 b may pair adjacent electrodes in the same applicator or alternatively may pair opposing electrodes from opposed cell units.
- a pre-treatment removes the stratum corneum of the skin in order to reduce the electrical impedance of the treated skin area.
- a dermabrasion pre-treatment can be delivered by any common dermabrasion method known to those skilled in the art such as, but not limited to, mechanical, chemical or optical methods.
- the modular treatment applicator may include a dermabrasion module in conjunction to an RF module so that prior to the placement and activation of the RF module, the dermabrasion module will remove the startum corneum layer of the skin in the target skin area to be treated. The RF module can then treat the skin with lower energies with or without any ablation to the skin areas which are in contact with the electrodes.
- FIGS. 16 a and 16 b illustrate combinations of application electrodes with a dermabrasion units.
- a dermabrasion unit 1600 of a known type is shown positioned between two application electrodes 1602 and 1604 in handpiece 1606 .
- the electrodes 1602 and 1604 may be any of the electrodes described in the present application.
- the dermabrasion unit 1600 may be energized to, among other things, remove the stratum corneum prior to energizing the electrodes 1602 and 1604 .
- These electrodes may be RF electrodes such that once the stratum cornea is removed or thinned out, the RF electrodes may be activated.
- the RF electrodes may be activated.
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- This application claims priority to U.S. provisional application No. 61/984,792, filed Apr. 27, 2014, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference.
- This invention relates to aesthetic devices and in particular to aesthetic devices employing radio frequency (RF) energy as well as other electromagnetic waves for the purpose of treatment of human skin surfaces to remove or at least decrease wrinkles, lines and folds.
- A wide variety of aesthetic treatment handpieces has been disclosed in the prior art. Electromagnetic waves such as light, radio frequency (RF) and microwaves are known energy sources in the prior art for treating human skin. Non-electromagnetic energy sources such as ultrasound, shockwaves and cryogenic sources are also common in the aesthetic industry in general and more particularly in the treatment of skin. Whatever the technology utilized, most of these systems have in common some sort of applicator device which applies the particular technology to the human skin.
- In fact, combinations of multiple energy sources are known and incorporated into in a single handpiece, and may comprise the same type of energy or a combination of different energy types. These combinations may include a plurality of small energy sources configured to deliver a patterned fractional treatment effect or may be a smaller number of larger energy sources configured to deliver either a more focused and/or bulk treatment of large skin surfaces. Energy may be delivered or applied to different skin organs invasively or non-invasively. In some cases, the handpiece may itself incorporate the mechanism to generate the applied energy while in other cases the handpiece may only deliver and couple energy from a source which is external to the handpiece.
- Aesthetic and skin treatments are applied to different body areas. Some body areas are large, uniform, relatively flat and easy to access, like the abdominal area or the calf, while others are not. Small treatment areas like the face may pose a challenge due to the basic size and geometry of the treatment handpiece. Challenges of accessibility to the skin surface may result in less than desired treatment efficiency. Serving the need to treat different types of body areas has been often met in currently available devices in the industry by providing a single main unit to which multiple and different handpieces may be connected. This appears to be a major element in some companies' business model which force their customers to acquire multiple handpieces to accomplish multiple tasks. Alternatively, some companies provide handpieces that have a fixed structure of energy sources and geometry while having a modular energy coupling element which may better access problematic areas. Since treatment efficiency is highly dependent on the energy distribution within the skin and on the energy interaction with different skin organs, treatment handpieces are optimized for their intended uses and, as such, have very limited flexibility or modularity.
- Thus, what is needed in the industry are handpiece structures which obviate most if not all of the shortcomings of the presently available devices. It is the subject of the present invention to teach an alternative approaches and treatment handpiece structures.
- In a first aspect, a modular energy application device for skin tissue treatment includes a first module, the first module including one or more skin treatment electrodes oriented on a surface to contact the skin tissue; a device to connect the first module to a source of electrical power and control; at least a second module, the second module including one or more treatment electrodes oriented on a surface to contact the skin tissue; a connection device to couple the first and the second modules; an electrical connection device to electrically couple the first and second electrodes; electrical power applied to the electrodes of the first module also applies electrical power to the electrodes of the second module. The number of modules may be greater than two.
- In another aspect, a controller connects to the source of electrical power and control to control the application of electrical power to the first and at least the second modules; the first module is mechanically connected to the at least second module; the mechanical connection is one of a slide on or a snap on connection; the first module may be magnetically connected to the at least second module; the slide on connection may include a groove on one of the modules and a slide on the other of the modules.
- In a further aspect, the controller detects the presence of the at least second module and is configured to supply electrical power to the at least second module one of equal or non-equal to the electrical power supplied to the first module.
- In yet another aspect, the one or more skin treatment electrodes of the first module and the at least second modules are RF electrodes. Each of the electrodes of the first and the at least second module may be elongated with a longitudinal axis and wherein the longitudinal axes of the electrodes of the first and at least second module are arranged parallel to each other.
- In another aspect, one or more openings in at least the first module on the surface which contacts the skin tissue, the one or more openings being connectable to a source of vacuum to draw the electrodes to the skin tissue. A second energy source may be included which is not RF. The second energy source may be selected from one or more of a light source or an ultrasound source. The light source may be selected from one or more of a: laser, LED and a flashlamp.
- In yet a further aspect, the device may include one or more skin manipulating devices to stretch the skin tissue. Further, the one or more electrodes of the first module may be RF electrodes and the one or more electrodes of the second module are one or more fractional electrodes. The fractional electrodes may be fractional rollers.
- In a further aspect, a method of applying an energy application device for skin tissue treatment includes: providing an elongated module, the elongated module including one or more skin treatment electrodes oriented on a surface to contact the skin tissue; and wherein the one or more skin treatment electrodes are elongated and oriented on the surface with their elongated axes in tandem; the one or more skin treatment electrodes being operatively connected to a controller and a source of power; wherein the elongated module is oriented on the skin tissue such that the longitudinal axis of the elongated module is approximately perpendicular to the tissue fold or wrinkle; further comprising applying electrical power to the one or more skin treatment electrodes in contact with the skin tissue for one or more of skin tightening or collagen remodeling treatments.
- In yet another aspect, a modular energy application device for skin tissue treatment includes: a first module, the first module including one or more skin treatment electrodes oriented on a surface to contact the skin tissue; a device to connect the first module to a source of electrical power and control; at least a second module, the second module including one or more treatment devices oriented on a surface to contact the skin tissue; a connection device to couple the first and the second modules; an electrical connection device to electrically couple the one or more skin treatment electrodes and the one or more treatment devices; electrical power applied to the electrodes of the first module also applies electrical power to the one or more treatment devices of the second module.
- In a further aspect, the one or more skin treatment electrodes may include one or more RF electrodes and the one or more treatment devices may include one or more dermabrasion devices configured to remove or thin the stratum corneum.
- In yet another aspect, a method of applying an energy application device for skin tissue treatment includes: providing a treatment module, the module including one or more skin treatment electrodes oriented on a surface to contact the skin tissue and one or more skin dermabrasion devices; the one or more skin treatment electrodes and the one or more dermabrasion devices being operatively connected to a controller and a source of power; further comprising applying electrical power to the one or more dermabrasion devices to one of remove or thin the stratum corneum of the skin tissue; further comprising applying electrical power to the one or more treatment electrodes after the step of applying electrical power to the one or more dermabrasion devices for one or more of skin tightening or collagen remodeling treatments. The one or more skin treatment electrodes may comprise RF electrodes.
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FIG. 1 illustrates skin treatment unit. -
FIGS. 2 a, 2 b, 3 a and 3 b illustrate energy distributions using the device ofFIG. 1 . -
FIGS. 4 a and 4 b illustrate an applicator using four energy sources. -
FIGS. 5 a and 5 b illustrate an alternative arrangement of four energy sources. -
FIG. 6 illustrates an applicator incorporating a fractional energy source. -
FIGS. 7 a, 7 b, 8 a and 8 b illustrate modular energy source applicators. -
FIGS. 9 a, 9 b, 9 c and 9 d illustrate alternative energy applicators. -
FIGS. 10 a and 10 b illustrate serial/tandem arrangement of energy sources. -
FIGS. 11 and 12 illustrate the operation of the energy sources ofFIGS. 10 a and 10 b on skin tissue. -
FIG. 13 illustrates an alternative arrangement of electrodes in a skin treatment applicator. -
FIGS. 14 a and 14 b illustrate arrangements of energy source applicators as applied to a 3D volume of skin tissue. -
FIG. 15 illustrates an embodiment including a pin to achieve deeper penetration of energy from an energy applicator. -
FIGS. 16 a and 16 b illustrate an applicator combining energy sources with a dermabrasion unit to remove the stratum corneum. - According to one aspect of the present invention, a unit treatment cell is disclosed. The unit treatment cell may be designed to apply and distribute energy into the target skin area in a uniform manner as far as such is as possible. Turning now to
FIG. 1 , that figure illustrates a circular-shapedunit treatment cell 10 having twoenergy sources -
FIGS. 2 a, 2 b, 3 a and 3 b illustrate the relatively uniform energy distribution produced by the device ofFIG. 1 .FIGS. 2 a and 3 a correspond tofirst energy source 11 inFIG. 1 andFIGS. 2 b and 3 b correspond tosecond energy source 12 ofFIG. 1 .FIGS. 2 a and 2 b illustrate energy distribution within the skin fromenergy sources FIGS. 3 a and 3 b illustrate the energy distribution within the skin fromenergy sources Energy sources - According to another embodiment of the present invention,
FIGS. 4 a and 4 b illustrate in a perspective and bottom view an example of an oval-shapedunit treatment applicator 20 having fourenergy sources FIGS. 5 a and 5 b illustrate another oval-shapedtreatment applicator 30 which includeselectrodes FIGS. 4 a and 4 b. These alternative arrangements of electrodes may be made to accommodate different portions of the human body skin surface to which treatment is to be applied. - Alternatively, a
treatment cell unit 130, as shown inFIG. 6 , may include at least one fractional RFenergy electrode unit 131 and/or 132, with each unit having at least onefractional energy source 133/135. A fractional treatment cell unit is configured to leave agap 134 of untreated tissue. - According to another aspect of the present invention, multiple treatment application units may be connected in a modular form to produce different sizes and shapes of treatment handpieces. By combining multiple treatment cell units the user may add or reduce the number of energy sources in a handpiece. Such a modular and configurable handpiece may allow, among other things, the applicator operator to better adjust and optimize the handpiece geometry and treatment to the targeted skin area.
- Turning now to
FIGS. 7 a and 7 b, these figures illustrate an exemplary configuration of one form of modular treatment applicator. Atreatment applicator 40 includes a secondarytreatment cell unit 402 in operable connection with amain treatment applicator 401.Electrodes secondary applicator module 402 andelectrodes main applicator module 401. The electrodes inmodules FIG. 7 a, theelectrodes secondary module 402 may be slid from the position inFIG. 7 a to the position in 7 b, effectively doubling the area of treatment and the number of electrodes. According to another embodiment, the two modules may be connected by a magnetic connector. Such a magnetic connector may couple the two modules mechanically and/or electronically. It is to be understood that more than one secondary treatment applicator module may be connected in a similar fashion either directly to main treatment applicator or indirectly (serially) a third treatment module may be connected to the main treatment module through one of the secondary treatment modules. The maintreatment cell unit 401 includes a connector (not shown) that provides connection, which may be an electrical cord, to a source of electrical power and a main control system or controller (also not shown). Thesecondary treatment applicator 402 and the main treatment cell unit may be provided with electrical connections when they are, for example, in the position shown inFIG. 7 b. Once the secondary treatment cell unit is attached to the main treatment cell unit perFIG. 7 a, the main control system may be arranged to detect the presence of the secondary treatment cell unit and allow the physician, through the operating system and user interface, to control and adjust treatment parameters to such a secondary treatment cell unit as well as the main treatment cell unit. - In operation of the embodiment of
FIGS. 7 a and 7 b, moving the secondarytreatment applicator unit 402 up and down, that is, from the position ofFIG. 7 a to that of positionFIG. 7 b may change its operational state from active to inactive. A slidable secondary treatment cell unit provides another degree of flexibility to the user to better adjust the handpiece configuration to the target tissue even after the attachment of such a secondary unit.FIG. 7 a shows thesecondary treatment applicator 402 in an up position. In this position, the secondary treatment applicator is in an inactive mode and is not configured to deliver energy to the tissue. By sliding down thesecondary treatment applicator 402, as shown inFIG. 7 b, the operating mode is switched to active and the combined applicators are configured to deliver treatment to the target tissue. -
FIGS. 8 a and 8 b illustrate alternative embodiments of the devices ofFIGS. 7 a and 7 b. InFIGS. 8 a and 8 b, thesecondary applicator 502 may be arranged to “snap” into and ontomain applicator 502 using known mechanical elements. Again, additional secondary applicators may be “ganged” to a desired number of applicators according to the design of the operator and the configuration of the body surface to be treated. - According to yet another embodiment of the present invention illustrated in
FIGS. 9 a-9 d, a treatment applicator may include one or more energy sources such as light, RF electrodes or ultrasound transducers in a single applicator. The applicator may include any combination thereof. As shown inFIG. 9 a,treatment applicator 110 may include a first type ofenergy source energy source 113 such as a laser diode, LED or a wave guide coupled to a flashlamp and configured to deliver light energy to the target tissue. - According to another aspect of the present invention illustrated in
FIGS. 9 b and 9 c, skin manipulating elements such as 210 and 310 shown intreatment cell units 200 and 300 respectively may be incorporated in order to protrude or stretch the skin. Such skin manipulating elements may be for example vacuum channels which are in fluid communication with a vacuum pump or mechanical tweezers or pinchers (not shown).Treatment applicator 200 illustrates a first set ofenergy sources 212 configured to deliver at least one type of energy to the target tissue interdisposed withskin manipulating elements 210. Treatment applicator 300 illustrates a first set ofenergy sources 301 configured to deliver a first type of energy to the target tissue such as RF and/or ultrasound and a secondtype energy source 302 configured to deliver a second type of energy to the target tissue such as a light energy - Element 400 of
FIG. 9 d illustrates another non-limiting example of a treatment applicator having a first set ofenergy sources energy source 450 configured to deliver a second type of energy to the target tissue.Elements 460 are optionally skin manipulating elements which may improve skin coupling to energy sources or alternatively may mechanically manipulate the target tissue e.g., by stretching or protruding so that the target tissue, while treated by the energy sources, will be at a different mechanical state than its natural mechanical state. - Referring now to
FIGS. 10 a and 10 b, a serial/tandem embodiment of RF electrodes is disclosed in accordance with another aspect of the present invention.RF electrodes electrodes FIG. 10 a illustratespairing electrodes FIG. 10 b illustrates the same twoelectrodes FIG. 10 b. -
FIG. 11 shows the clinical rationale behind the treatment scheme shown inFIG. 10 b. According to this aspect of the invention, at least one serial four electrode treatment applicator like that shown inFIG. 10 b is applied onskin deformation 75 characterized along alongitudinal axis 76, both of which are illustrated inFIG. 10 b. The fourelectrodes treatment applicator 70 b ofFIG. 10 b is characterized as having a longitudinal axis 77 (FIG. 10 b). The treatment applicator is applied to the skin deformation area so that itsaxis 77 is approximately perpendicularly to thelongitudinal axis 76 of such a skin deformation while the mainlongitudinal axis 76 of the skin deformation is located somewhere betweenelectrodes electrodes electrodes white arrows FIG. 11 . Pairingelectrodes FIG. 12 illustrates the treatment scheme represented inFIG. 10 a in which all electrodes are paired and driven to provide a skin rejuvenation effect only.FIG. 13 illustrates yet another configuration of atreatment apparatus 1300 having fourenergy sources skin deformation 1305. - Different operation regimes may result in different clinical effects. An RF electrode, according to one embodiment of the present invention, may be in the size of an about 1-5 mm in width and 5-15 in length. Distance between electrodes may be in the range of 3-10 mm. According to one embodiment of the present invention the electrode's width may be approximately 3 mm and electrode's length may be approximately 10 mm and the distance between two adjacent electrodes may be about 6 mm. Energy penetration depth into the tissue typically may be approximately ½ the distance between electrodes. A 6 mm distance provides a penetration depth of an about 3 mm. According to one aspect of the present invention, the target area in the skin may be the collagen-rich dermis layer which extends for a depth of up to an about 2-3 mm.
- Working parameters for a single treatment applicator according to one aspect of the present invention may be 0.5 sec-10 sec in pulse duration and 10 W-100 W in power. Treatment applicators contained in a handpiece may be driven serially or in parallel. According to another aspect of the present invention, the electrodes may be cooled before, during or after the energy is delivered into the tissue. The handpiece may also incorporate other cooling elements in addition to or instead of the cooled electrodes. In some cases, the continuation or even the overlap between treatment zones in the skin are important to the overall clinical effect. Since the footprint of the handpiece is bigger than the effective treatment area—the area of skin existing between energy sources and that is exposed to the treatment energy—it may be useful to mark the effective treatment area in order to know where to position the handpiece next. A solid pinching or protruding element on the handpiece may be configured to leave a mark on the skin for that purpose.
- According to yet another aspect of the present invention, treatment applicators may be combined to provide a combined 2D treatment area or alternatively to provide a combined 3D treatment cavity which are configured to fold or capture a fold of the target tissue.
FIG. 14 a illustrates a3D treatment area 1421 treated by a 3D handpiece configuration having twotreatment applicators FIG. 14 b illustrates the same3D treatment area 1421 treated by a 3D handpiece configuration having threetreatment applicators FIG. 14 a or 1422 and 1423 inFIG. 14 b may pair adjacent electrodes in the same applicator or alternatively may pair opposing electrodes from opposed cell units. Big treatment area such as the abdomen may be covered by a single handpiece incorporating 10-20 treatment applicators. Different applications may dictate different sizes of applicators. For example, for skin tightening effects, 10 mm electrodes may be required with a distance of 6 mm between paired electrodes while for body contouring 10 mm electrodes may be required to be a distance of 10 mm between paired electrodes. A 10 mm distance may yield about 5 mm energy penetration depth which may be useful and effective in targeting fat tissue. - In yet another embodiment illustrated in
FIG. 15 , a deeper penetration of skin surface may be achieved by placing a pin orother object 1520 betweenelectrodes top surface 1526. Since RF energy fromelectrodes 1524 to 1526 passes under the skin surface, the positioning of the pin or other object will cause deeper penetration below thetop surface 1526 of the skin. - According to another aspect of the present invention, an RF treatment according to any of the embodiments mentioned above is delivered to the tissue following a skin pre-treatment. Such a skin pre-treatment may be for example a microdermabrasion treatment which aims to remove the stratum corneum layer of the skin. The stratum corneum thickness of a human body, in most areas, is about 10-20 microns. The impedance of the startum corneum, relative to other skin layers, is higher. This high impedance dictates high voltage RF regime for an effective treatment which targets layers of the skin below the stratum corneum. Some prior art non-invasive RF devices ablate at least a portion of the stratum corneum in order to deliver enough energy into the epidermis. According to this aspect of the invention, a pre-treatment removes the stratum corneum of the skin in order to reduce the electrical impedance of the treated skin area. Such a dermabrasion pre-treatment can be delivered by any common dermabrasion method known to those skilled in the art such as, but not limited to, mechanical, chemical or optical methods. According to another aspect of the present invention, the modular treatment applicator may include a dermabrasion module in conjunction to an RF module so that prior to the placement and activation of the RF module, the dermabrasion module will remove the startum corneum layer of the skin in the target skin area to be treated. The RF module can then treat the skin with lower energies with or without any ablation to the skin areas which are in contact with the electrodes.
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FIGS. 16 a and 16 b illustrate combinations of application electrodes with a dermabrasion units. InFIG. 16 a, adermabrasion unit 1600 of a known type is shown positioned between twoapplication electrodes electrodes FIG. 16 a, thedermabrasion unit 1600 may be energized to, among other things, remove the stratum corneum prior to energizing theelectrodes FIG. 16 b, since thedermabrasion unit 1608 and theapplication electrodes handpiece 1614, depending on the direction 1616 of movement of the handpiece, the dermabrasion unit may be employed to remove or thin the stratum corneum before treatment byelectrodes 1610 and 1612 (which may be RF electrodes) to achieve the results and treatment parameters desired by the operator.
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